diff -ruN bind9-9.4.2.orig/debian/bind9.init bind9-9.4.2/debian/bind9.init
--- bind9-9.4.2.orig/debian/bind9.init	2008-03-18 07:29:47.000000000 +0900
+++ bind9-9.4.2/debian/bind9.init	2008-03-18 07:43:44.000000000 +0900
@@ -102,9 +102,14 @@
 	sleep 2
 	$0 start
     ;;
+
+    status)
+        status_of_proc "/usr/sbin/named" "domain name service"
+        exit $?
+    ;;
     
     *)
-	log_action_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/bind9 {start|stop|reload|restart|force-reload}"
+	log_action_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/bind9 {start|stop|reload|restart|force-reload|status}"
 	exit 1
     ;;
 esac
diff -ruN bind9-9.4.2.orig/debian/changelog bind9-9.4.2/debian/changelog
--- bind9-9.4.2.orig/debian/changelog	2008-03-18 07:29:47.000000000 +0900
+++ bind9-9.4.2/debian/changelog	2008-03-18 08:16:02.000000000 +0900
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+bind9 (1:9.4.2-6ubuntu1) hardy; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/bind9.init: Added support for LSB status compliance (LP: #203169), 
+    coded with Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>
+
+ -- Onno Benschop <onno@itmaze.com.au>  Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:15:49 +0900
+
 bind9 (1:9.4.2-6) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Correct apparmor profile filename.  LP: #200739